My Mother's Letters (French: Les lettres de ma mère) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Serge Giguère and released in 2017.[1] The film is a social history of life in rural Quebec in the 1940s and 1950s, presented through various letters written by Giguère's mother to her oldest son, Henri, after he became an adult and moved out of the family home.[2]
The film was produced by Giguère's ex-wife Sylvie Van Brabant, who despite the end of their marriage remains a frequent collaborator as producer of most of Giguère's films, and features the participlation of their daughter, cinematographer Katerine Giguère.[3]
The film premiered at the 2017 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[4] before going into commercial release in 2018.[2]
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Catherine Legault) and Best Sound in a Documentary (Claude Beaugrand, Luc Boudrias, Serge Giguère).[5]
References
- ^ "Serge Giguère rend un vibrant hommage à sa famille dans « Les lettres de ma mère »". Qui Fait Quoi, March 16, 2018.
- ^ a b André Duchesne, "Les lettres de ma mère: une autre histoire du Québec". La Presse, March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Les lettres de ma mère : le Québec à travers des mots de femme". Ici Radio-Canada Première, March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Deux documentaires des Films du Rapide-Blanc aux RIDM 2017". CTVM, November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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